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词条 Carl Carlton
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  1. Career

  2. Discography

     Chart singles  Albums 

  3. References

  4. External links

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Carl Carlton (born May 21, 1953) is an American R&B, soul, and funk singer-songwriter, best known for his hits "Everlasting Love" and "She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)".

Career

Carlton was born in Detroit, Michigan, and began his career in the mid-1960s as "Little Carl" Carlton. This was a marketing ploy to capitalize on some vocal similarities to Stevie Wonder, who recorded under the name "Little Stevie Wonder" in the early 1960s. His first recordings were for Lando Records, for which he recorded some minor local hits, including "So What" and "Don't You Need A Boy Like Me." In 1968, Don D. Robey had signed Carlton to the Back Beat Record label, of which Robey had started in 1957. Shortly after signing with the label, Carlton relocated to Houston, Texas, to be closer to his new label. His first single with the label, "Competition Ain't Nothing" became a huge hit on the UK northern soul scene after its release on the UK Action label. Carlton finally saw major success in the United States with a cover version of Robert Knight's "Everlasting Love." This song went to number 6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, and number 11 on the Billboard R&B Charts in 1974.

Robey sold his labels to ABC Records on May 23, 1973, two days after Carlton's 20th birthday. Beginning in 1976, Carlton became embroiled in a royalty dispute with ABC Records that caused him to stop recording for some time. He then signed with Mercury Records in 1977, but only released one single on that label. Carlton was unable to land a new recording contract for several years until Leon Haywood helped him get a singles deal with 20th Century Records.

A Haywood-penned single, "She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)", became a major hit, peaking at number 2 on the soul chart and earning Carlton a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male[1] in 1982. The track peaked at number 34 in the UK Singles Chart.[2] Carlton's subsequent album, Carl Carlton, went gold in 1981. "She's a Bad Mama Jama" has since become a staple of compilation albums and soundtracks and is often sampled in rap music.[3]

Carlton released several more albums in the 1980s but had only a few minor R&B hits. After 1985's Private Property, he did not release another album until 1994's Main Event, which also failed to chart.

In late 2002, Carlton appeared with many R&B stars on the "Rhythm, Love, and Soul" edition of the PBS series American Soundtrack. His performance of "Everlasting Love" was included on the accompanying live album that was released in 2004.[4][5]

On August 1, 2010, Carlton released his first gospel single entitled: "God is Good". On April 16, 2011, Carlton was nominated for a Detroit Music Award in the "Outstanding Gospel/Christian Vocalist" category.[6]

Discography

Chart singles

YearSingleChart Positions
US Pop[7]US
R&B[8]
UK[9]
1968"Competition Ain't Nothin'"
Little Carl Carlton
75 36 -
"46 Drums - 1 Guitar"
Little Carl Carlton
105 19 -
1969"Look At Mary Wonder (How I Got Over)"
Little Carl Carlton
- 42 -
"Don't Walk Away" - 38 -
1970"Drop By My Place"
Little Carl Carlton
78 12 -
1971"I Can Feel It" /
"You've Got So Much (To Learn About Love)"
- 47 -
1972"I Won't Let That Chump Break Your Heart" - 42 -
1973"You Can't Stop A Man In Love" - 81 -
1974"Everlasting Love" 6 11 -
1975"Smokin' Room" 91 13 -
"Morning, Noon and Nightime" - 71 -
1976"Ain't Gonna Tell Nobody (About You)" - 67 -
1980"This Feeling's Rated X-Tra" - 57 -
1981"She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)" 22 2 34
1982"I Think It's Gonna Be Alright" - 65 -
"Baby I Need Your Loving" 103 17 -
1983"Swing That Sexy Thang" - 54 -
1985"Private Property" - 28 -
1986"Slipped, Tripped (Fooled Around And Fell In Love)" - 88 -

Albums

  • Can't Stop A Man In Love (Back Beat, 1973)
  • Everlasting Love (ABC, 1974)
  • I Wanna Be With You (ABC, 1975)
  • Carl Carlton (20th Century Fox, 1981)
  • The Bad C.C. (RCA Victor, 1982)
  • Private Property (Casablanca, 1985)
  • Main Event (Evejim, 1994)
  • God Is Good (CTU, 2010)

References

1. ^L.A. Times "The Envelope" awards database, (Accessed August 15, 2006)
2. ^{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 94}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.whosampled.com/Carl-Carlton/She%27s-a-Bad-Mama-Jama-(She%27s-Built,-She%27s-Stacked)/sampled/|title=Samples of She's a Bad Mama Jama|last=|first=|date=|website=Whosampled.com|publisher=|access-date=July 14, 2016}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387023/|title=American Soundtrack: Rhythm, Love and Soul|date=1 March 2003|accessdate=17 April 2018|website=IMDb.com}}
5. ^ {{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
6. ^{{cite web|title=Nominees|website=Detroitmusicawards.com|url=http://www.detroitmusicawards.com/nominees.html}}
7. ^{{cite book|first=Joel|last=Whitburn|year=2003|title=Top Pop Singles 1955-2002|edition= 1st|publisher=Record Research Inc.|location=Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin|isbn= 0-89820-155-1|page=107}}
8. ^{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=1996 |publisher=Record Research |page=66}}
9. ^{{cite book| first= Graham| last= Betts| year=2004| title= Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2004| edition= 1st|publisher= Collins| location= London| isbn= 0-00-717931-6| page=130}}

External links

  • {{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p16303|label=Carl Carlton}}
  • {{IMDb name|0138178}}
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